{"id":31035,"date":"2026-03-11T19:57:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/de.meviy.misumi-ec.com\/info\/?p=31035"},"modified":"2026-03-11T21:23:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:23:34","slug":"integrated-metallurgical-finishing-for-nak55-and-stainless-steel-march-2026-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/de.meviy.misumi-ec.com\/info\/en\/service-release-en\/31035\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrated Metallurgical Finishing for NAK55 and Stainless Steel (March 2026 Release)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31035\" class=\"elementor elementor-31035\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e973ce0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e973ce0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5fba9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5fba9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Bridging the gap between machining and application<br \/><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The March 2026 release from meviy marks a clear shift from supplying raw machined parts to delivering more integrated, application-ready components. In today\u2019s fast-moving engineering environment, project timelines often slip not because machining takes too long, but because of the secondary finishing work that comes afterwards. By bringing advanced metallurgical treatments directly into the digital procurement workflow, meviy tackles a key friction point that has long led to fragmented and inefficient supply chains.<\/span><\/p><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The core value of this update is the systematic removal of the \u201cfinishing bottleneck\u201d. Traditionally, moving from a machined substrate to a functional component meant engineers had to coordinate with specialist plating vendors, which added administrative effort and created schedule risk. This evolution makes it possible to procure finished, high-durability components through a single digital interface, so parts arrive ready for immediate use upon delivery. This integrated approach supports modern engineering programmes where speed to market and metallurgical reliability matter.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c894bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c894bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/de.meviy.misumi-ec.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Group-Photo-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31038\" alt=\"meviy&#039;s new surface treatments for NAK55\" srcset=\"https:\/\/de.meviy.misumi-ec.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Group-Photo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/de.meviy.misumi-ec.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Group-Photo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/de.meviy.misumi-ec.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Group-Photo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/de.meviy.misumi-ec.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Group-Photo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/de.meviy.misumi-ec.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Group-Photo-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07bd767 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"07bd767\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd28cf elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acd28cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/meviy.misumi-ec.com\/en_gb-de\/login\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Upload your 3D CAD data<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b177a82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b177a82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db4d744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db4d744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #333333;\">NAK55 and specialist stainless steel alloys<\/span><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">A key part of this release is stronger support for NAK55, the industry standard pre-hardened tool steel. Bringing NAK55 into a full digital finishing workflow is a major capability upgrade, especially for high-precision tooling and large-scale frames.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The release introduces two main material streams:<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\"><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>NAK55 equivalents:<\/strong> now supported with <strong>six<\/strong> high-durability surface treatment options, designed to improve performance in harsh operating conditions.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Stainless steel alloys:<\/strong> <strong>Low Temperature Black Chrome (LTBC)<\/strong> now available across <strong>five<\/strong> major alloy groups, including their <strong>annealed<\/strong> variants.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Even with strong mechanical properties, both material families have limitations in their raw state. NAK55, for example, oxidises easily, which can create issues during storage and transit on factory floors without climate control.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">That is why the six specialised treatment options matter: <strong>Black Oxide<\/strong>, <strong>Electroless Nickel Plating<\/strong>, <strong>Hard Chrome Plating (Flash Plating)<\/strong>, <strong>Trivalent Chromate (Clear and Black)<\/strong>, and <strong>LTBC<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Black Oxide and Chromate offer cost-effective passivation and protection during transit.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Hard Chrome (Flash Plating) suits use cases that need extreme surface hardness.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Together, these treatments help protect the material\u2019s performance from environmental damage and surface wear, so the benefits of these alloys carry through into real-world use.<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #333333;\">Solving wear and optical interference<\/span><\/span><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Surface treatments change the working properties of a component so it can cope with demanding conditions, especially in robotics and semiconductor environments.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">By adding specific electrochemical barriers, engineers can tune a part\u2019s surface to match a precise functional requirement.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><tbody><tr style=\"background-color: #fdc619; color: #333; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;\"><th style=\"width: 33.222%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Customer challenges<\/span><\/th><th style=\"width: 23.2053%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">meviy solution<\/span><\/th><th style=\"width: 43.2387%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Technical impact<\/span><\/th><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 8px; width: 33.222%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Wear Resistance: insufficient durability in high-cycle tool and die manufacturing.<\/span><\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 8px; width: 23.2053%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Electroless Nickel Plating<\/span><\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 8px; width: 43.2387%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Delivers a hard, uniform surface that significantly extends the service life of NAK55 components under friction.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 8px; width: 33.222%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">NAK55 Oxidation: high susceptibility to rust, complicating storage and transit.<\/span><\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 8px; width: 23.2053%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Black Oxide &amp; Chromate Treatments<\/span><\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 8px; width: 43.2387%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Creates a protective chemical barrier, allowing for reliable part storage in non-climate-controlled factory floors without dimensional loss.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 8px; width: 33.222%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Optical Interference: unwanted reflections and rust in AI-driven image inspection.<\/span><\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 8px; width: 23.2053%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Low Temperature Black Chrome (LTBC)<\/span><\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 8px; width: 43.2387%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Provides a deep black finish that minimizes &#8220;optical noise&#8221; in AI inspection systems while preventing oxidation in sensitive environments.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Low Temperature Black Chrome (LTBC) plays an important role in optical and semiconductor use cases. It delivers a deep black, non-reflective, corrosion-resistant finish that helps reduce \u201coptical noise\u201d in AI-driven image inspection systems. Its surface stability also matters in semiconductor vacuum chambers, where you need to prevent outgassing and oxidation to avoid process failure. Furthermore, its surface stability is vital in semiconductor vacuum chambers, where preventing outgassing and oxidation is essential to avoid process failure.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Similarly, <strong>Electroless Nickel Plating<\/strong> offers a distinct technical advantage through its highly uniform coating thickness. Unlike traditional electroplating, this chemical process ensures a consistent layer across complex geometries. For NAK55 tool components with tight tolerances, this uniformity is indispensable for maintaining a reliable fit in complex assemblies, thereby improving long-term Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #333333;\">Eliminating the &#8220;finishing bottleneck&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Responding to direct Voice of Customer (VOC) feedback about how vulnerable high-performance alloys can become in global supply chains, meviy has taken aim at the usual friction that comes with managing multiple vendors. By moving towards a \u201cone-stop\u201d digital manufacturing model, you remove the admin of coordinating separate plating suppliers and arranging independent quality audits.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\"><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Lead-time compression:<\/strong> when you combine machining and finishing in one workflow, you avoid shipping parts between vendors. Fewer handovers and fewer logistics steps shorten the overall timeline and improve speed to market.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Total Cost of Ownership (TCO):<\/strong> you lower TCO by cutting indirect procurement costs. That includes fewer purchase orders, simpler vendor logistics, and less internal QA effort spent auditing third-party platers.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Quality assurance and reliability:<\/strong> a single digital workflow keeps finishing aligned with the machining specification. That reduces rework risk and gives you a more dependable route to meeting performance requirements, from production through to end use.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #333333;\">Size ranges and delivery tiers<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The ability to apply these treatments at scale is critical for industrial applications, particularly for components such as robot base plates and large-scale industrial frames. This release accommodates substantial physical dimensions, ensuring that large-scale infrastructure can benefit from integrated finishing.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1b2f34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1b2f34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><tbody><tr style=\"background-color: #fdc619; color: #333; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;\"><th style=\"width: 19.9029%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Size Category<\/span><\/th><th style=\"width: 39.3204%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Maximum Dimensions (mm)<\/span><\/th><th style=\"width: 40.6149%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Available Delivery Tiers<\/span><\/th><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 8px; text-align: center; width: 19.9029%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">AQ Range<\/span><\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 8px; text-align: center; width: 39.3204%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">400 \u00d7 300 \u00d7 70<\/span><\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 8px; text-align: center; width: 40.6149%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Standard, Economy, Express<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 8px; text-align: center; width: 19.9029%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">MQ Range<\/span><\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 8px; text-align: center; width: 39.3204%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">2000 \u00d7 1000 \u00d7 200<\/span><\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 8px; text-align: center; width: 40.6149%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Standard, Economy, Express<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The inclusion of the <strong>MQ range<\/strong> is a vital development for procurement professionals. Supporting dimensions up to 2000 x 1000 mm allows for the sourcing of finished, large-scale robot base plates and frames through a streamlined digital process. This capability ensures that even the largest components in a programme meet the same durability and performance standards as smaller, precision-machined parts.<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #333333;\">Semiconductor, robotics, and beyond<\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">This release has been engineered with semiconductor equipment, robotics, and machine tool applications in mind.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">These sectors depend on high-value components, where surface wear or unwanted reflection can lead to failure &#8211; and you often can\u2019t absorb that risk.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">If you need to reduce wear in high-cycle tool and die work, or you need to remove reflections that disrupt AI-based inspection, the integrated treatments give you a practical, evidence-led route forward.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">By combining metallurgical know-how with digital procurement, this update helps you move beyond simply producing parts and instead deliver finished, high-performance components that suit real operating conditions.<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #333333;\">FAQ<\/span><\/h2><h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>FAQ 1: How do I choose the right surface treatment?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Choose based on what you need to prevent.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\"><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Wear \/ high-cycle use:<\/strong> Electroless Nickel Plating<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Rust during storage or transit:<\/strong> Black Oxide or Chromate<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Reflections in optical inspection:<\/strong> Low Temperature Black Chrome (LTBC)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>FAQ 2: Will surface treatment affect tolerances or fit?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Some treatments add a surface layer, so include finishing in your tolerance plan.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Electroless Nickel Plating applies very evenly, which helps on complex shapes and tight-fit assemblies.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>FAQ 3: What\u2019s the benefit of ordering machining + finishing together?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">You avoid extra suppliers, extra logistics, and separate QA steps.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">That reduces lead-time risk and keeps finishing aligned with the machining specification.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e17045 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5e17045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/meviy.misumi-ec.com\/en_gb-de\/login\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Upload your 3D CAD data<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bridging the gap between machining and application The March 2026 release from meviy marks a clear shift from supplying raw machined parts to delivering more integrated, application-ready components. 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